Miner&#39;s candlestick.



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0. J. RAMSTEAD & P. J. JOHNSON.

MINER'S UANDLESTIGK.

APPLICATION FILED 00113, 1908.

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Patented May 25, 1909.,

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MINERS CANDLESTICK.

use in mines or other similar places, and each of whichi'in generalconsists of an elongated body memberada ted to have one end driven intothe we lof a mine, a folding hanger pivotally secured on the bodymemberand a bracket for holding a candle in place.

The object of our. invention is to provide a deviceof the classdescribed, simple and serviceable in construction and inexpensive tomanufacture, which is of convenient size so that it can be carried onthe person of the user, and thus be re'adj for immediate use.

Refererence is to be iadto the accompanying drawings forming apart ofthis specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figurel is a perspective view of an embodiment of our invention; Fig. 2is an inverted plan view having a part broken away; Fig. 3 is a sideelevation showing the hanger being raised into a vertical position, and

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the hanger osition.

In the speci c form shown in the drawings, we rovide an elongated bodymember 1, formed of any suitablemetal such as iron, steel or the like.This member has one end tapered to form a spike 2, the latter beingadapted to be driven into the wall of a mine. The other end of'the bodymember is bent. upon itself to form a loop 3, its extremity 4 beingofiset and laterally disposed, as shown most clearly i'n Figs. 1 and'2.In the preferred form shown, the offset portion 4 is suitably formed toconstitute a socket 5, the latter being adapted to receive, a candleFurther, We do notlimit curse ves to the necessity of having the socketintegral with the offset portion, as thesocket could be formed of aseparate stripof metal attached to the offset portion in any suitablemanner. The socket further has a certain amount of resiliency so that itwill hold a candle firmly in place.

Arranged onthe body member 1 is a Patented Ma 25, 1909.

' Application filed "October 13, 1908. Serial No. 457,484.

bracket 6, which pivotally supports a hanger 7 in place, the latterhaving its end 8 formed to constitute a hook. This hanger serves tosupport the body member should it be undesirable to drive the sharpenedend or spike 2 of the latter into the wall of the mine. The lower end 9of the hanger is cut-away to form a finger, as shown most clearly inFig. 1. The portion 10 of the bodymember, which lies adjacent to thelatter, is provided with a recess 11. It should be understood that thereis a certain amount of resiliency in the end 3 and the portion 10, sothat the latter, when forced away from the body member by pressureagainst either the socket or the offset portion 4, will tend to returnto its normal position. Therefore, when it is desired to move the hanger7 into an operative or vertical position, the lower end 9 will engage atthe portion of the body member to force it out of position until the endof the hanger has been received in the recess 11, where it is firmlyheld in position until an outward pressure has been brought to bear ateither the socket or the offset portion, to release the end of thehanger from the recess.

Theeye formed at one end of the body member allows the device to be hungfrom a hook or other projection when it is not in use. It also servesfor hanging the candle stick upon the person of the user, and affordsmeans for conveniently carrying it.

It will be understood that while the device is particularly useful inmines, it can also be advantageously employed wherever a simple candlestick is desirable, and which can be either hung in an operative orinoperative position, or can be forced into a wall or other support.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the class described, an elongated body member havingone end sharpened and having the other end bent upon itself to form aloop, said looped end having the extremity adjacent to said body memberand carrying a socket adapted to receive a candle, said extremity havinga recess, a bracket upon said body member, and a hanger pivoted at saidbracket and having a finger adapted to be forced between said bodymember and said extremity to engage said recess whereby said hanger isheld in an operative position.

2. A device of the class described comprising a closed loop one of whosearms is eX- In testimony whereof we have signed our 10 tended beyond theother and sharpened for names to this specification in the presence ofthe purpose siet forth, the other arm lying two subscribing witnesses.

a ongsi e the 11st named arm and having at I the extremity thereof asocket, and a hanger 6g gg pivoted on the first named arm, and having anextended end engaging between the arms W'itnesses:

of the loop when the hanger is turned at HARRY ENGELKE, right anglesthereto. THEODORE SNEVA.

